“I actually was trying to be the good guy, and I’m just in shock,” said Melissa Crowder, a Stapleton homeowner, who isn’t the only one in shock about the decision her Homeowners Association made to deny the installation of a radon mitigation system.

“Ultimately, it should have been approved,” said David Firmin, a spokesman with the Community Associations Institute and attorney who specializes in HOA law. “We highly recommend that the association do everything possible to accommodate these type of requests.”

Still, though, Firmin said the Stapleton Rowhomes Association No. 2 might have been within its legal right, but that doesn’t make the decision right. Read more: